LXX: Gn.5

Rick Duggin r_duggin at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 25 15:33:54 EDT 2002


Dear B-greekers,

I noticed something peculiar about the ages recorded in 
the LXX of Gn.5.     Verse 3 says that Adam was 
DIAKOSIA KAI TRIAKONTA ETH . . .when he begot Seth
-- making him 100 years older at this point than the age
given in the MT.    

And then, I suppose, in an effort to arrive at the same age 
at death given in the MT (930, v.5), they subtract 100 
years from the life of Adam after he begot Seth --
hEPTAKOSIA ETH, v.4.

This exact phenomenon occurs again when relating
the genealogy of Seth (v.6-8), Enos (v.9-11), Kainan (v.12-14), 
etc.   Rahlf's critical apparatus no explanation that I could find, 
and I don't see a discussion of it in Conybeare-Stock.    

I was hoping that someone on the list might have an explanation.

Thank you.

Rick Duggin
Murfreesboro, TN 



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